How common is the surname Newman?

101,931 people in the United States had the surname Newman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 3,029 Americans. It ranked 307th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Newman?

Paul Newman, American actor (1925–2008), followed by Randy Newman.

Where is the surname Newman most common?

Wikidata records people named Newman in the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada and 1 other country.

How do you pronounce Newman?

Newman is /ˈnumən/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Newman getting more or less common?

More common. 100,491 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 101,931 in 2010, up 1.4%.

Is Newman also a first name?

Yes. Newman is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Newman

A nickname surname, carried by 101,931 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈnumən/ 2 syllables Soundex N550 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Newman is more common than 99.8% of them.

Origin

From new + man: a "newcomer".

Newman is a nickname surname: from a description or nickname of an ancestor.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 101,931 people named Newman in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 3,029 Americans. That is up 1.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 100,491.

#307

rank among US surnames

101,931

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+1.4%

change since 2000 (was #273)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#298	Luna	104,518	2,954
#299	Fowler	104,515	2,954
#300	Mejia	104,057	2,967
#301	Davidson	103,930	2,971
#302	Acosta	103,418	2,985
#303	Brewer	103,318	2,988
#304	May	103,306	2,989

Who is named Newman

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

83% of people named Newman identified as white (not Hispanic), 11% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 83%
Black (not Hispanic) 11%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
Two or more races 2.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Newmans

42 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Paul Newman
American actor (1925–2008)
Randy Newman
American singer-songwriter and pianist, born 1943
Alfred Newman
American composer (1900-1970)
Thomas Newman
American composer and conductor (born 1955)
Barnett Newman
American painter (1905—1970)
Ryan Newman
American actress, singer and model (born 1998)
Jaime Ray Newman
American actress, born 1978
Laraine Newman
American actress, writer and comedian, born 1952
David Newman
American composer and conductor, born 1954
Barry Newman
American film, television, and stage actor (1930–2023)
Richard Newman
American actor, born 1946
James H. Newman
American astronaut, born 1956

Notable Newmans come mostly from the United States (38), the United Kingdom (2) and Canada (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Newman

Newman has the Soundex code N550, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code N550.

Questions

Where does the surname Newman come from?: From new + man: a "newcomer".
How common is the surname Newman?: 101,931 people in the United States had the surname Newman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 3,029 Americans. It ranked 307th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Newman?: In the 2010 Census, 83% of people named Newman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 11% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Newman?: Paul Newman, American actor (1925–2008), followed by Randy Newman.
Where is the surname Newman most common?: Wikidata records people named Newman in the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada and 1 other country.
How do you pronounce Newman?: Newman is /ˈnumən/, 2 syllables.
What type of surname is Newman?: Newman is a nickname surname, from a description or nickname of an ancestor.
Is the surname Newman getting more or less common?: More common. 100,491 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 101,931 in 2010, up 1.4%.
Is Newman also a first name?: Yes. Newman is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.